cheap but fast laptop for heavy application use

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1) What is your budget?
$750...
2) What size notebook would you prefer?
15.4 maximum
3) Please select your country's flag as a post icon and tell us what country are you buying this in.
USA
4) Are there any brands that you prefer or any you really don't like?
No, it could be anything
5) What tasks will you be performing with the notebook?
Very heavy adobe CS3 use especially photoshop, lightroom, dreamweaver, illustrator, etc. I need it to run these QUICK
6) Will you be taking the notebook with you to different places or leaving it on your desk?
It will be traveling quite a bit...I don't mind the weight though
7) Will you be playing games on it; if so, which games?
not much...but I need a good graphics card for photoshop....I can't have the Intel X3000
8) How many hours of battery life do you need?
hopefully at least 2 and a half....
9) Do you mind buying online without seeing the notebook in person?
online only
10) What OS do you prefer? Windows (XP or Vista), Mac OS, Linux, etc.
vista
11) From the choices below, what screen resolutions would you prefer?
doesn't matter, I have an external at home
12) Do you want a glossy/reflective screen or a matte/non-glossy screen?
N/A
13) Are the notebook's looks and stylishness important to you?
perhaps
14) When are you buying this laptop and how long do you want this laptop to last?
monday
15) How much hard drive space do you want; 40GB to 500GB?
decent amount...bare minimum is 160gb
16) Do you need an optical drive? If yes, a CDRW/DVD-ROM, DVD Burner or Blu-Ray drive?
yes...CD-RW/DVD-RW


Hey guys, first post and I need some help. It just needs to have quick feet and a decent video card. I'm not sure if photoshop benefits from a faster processor or more ram. Hopefully there's one out there for me...

thanks
-Rob

[MadHater]

As far as I know, Photoshop indeed benefits from stronger processor and more RAM memory, more than from stronger graphics.

I'm not sure that you will be able to find something with good graphics into your budget range, unless you are willing to consider refurbished laptops. However, I would suggest HP dv5t and Lenovo R61.

[Xirurg]

Dell vostro 1510?and actually,photoshop does nothing to GPU,x3100 is more then enough

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Dell vostro 1510?and actually,photoshop does nothing to GPU,x3100 is more then enough

the promlem with x3100 is that some of my photoshop plugins require at least gl1.5 shaders...it doesnt have to be the best gpu just not intel

[>SPAM<]

lol, just a routine stop to best buy and I find THIS


64-bit vista
2.0ghz-667mhz-2mb
4gb ram
250gb
DL optical drive
and best of all...an ATI 2600 512mb dedicated gpu?
and for $750?

why's that so cheap?

[Xirurg]

cos it is gateway btw,you can get vostro with 8400gs

[Johnny T]

Yah quite a few forum members have the same model too. They quite like them especially for the price.

[Jeremy14]

don't know homuch 770€ is in $$$ but maybe the Acer 5930G?? has verry good GPU 9600GT DDR3 memory

[Xirurg]

770 euro is ~ 1300$

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cos it is gateway btw,you can get vostro with 8400gs

is there a big performance difference between 1.8ghz (2mb, &800mhz) compared to the 2.0ghz (2mb & 800mhz)?